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Nick and Gabs go travelling
NORWAY AND SVALBARD
And so we're off on our travels once again. This time on the Hurtigruten Svalbard Express which takes in all of the coast of Norway as far as Honningsvåg and then travels across to Svalbard.
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The last word
Or should that be, the last night? And what a night it was. Hurtigruten rather pulled the stops out. We were absolutely ravenous by...
Gabrielle Hadley
Last full day aboard - Ålesund
It feels very end of term-ish with our last day taken up with the disembarkation meeting, packing and a celebration dinner for...
Nick Evans
Brønnøysund - Norway’s Norfolk Broads
Would I recommend Svolvær? Most definitely. Sadly my hip decided it was going to remind me precisely why I’m poised for a replacement in...
Gabrielle Hadley
Svolvær and Lofoten Islands
The mystery of who is spraying the decks at 4am each day has been solved! It’s an automatic system and we spotted it while sitting in the...
Nick Evans
Back to civilisation
Last night we rather “went for it”. We went to the bar for a sparkle and received the statutory amount. Everything is served as a 125ml...
Gabrielle Hadley
Whales!
We had a frustrating evening spent fighting the internet in order to post Gabrielle’s blog. It rather put a damper on the rest of the...
Nick Evans
Radio silence and a gal with a gun
I had commented to Nick that we were going from blue-green seas, to sludge. I think Nick’s right, we’re actually in Immingham. However,...
Gabrielle Hadley
Land of the Midnight Murk
Whisper it: we went alcohol-free yesterday. Yes, Nick and Gabrielle dipped out on the dipsomania and stuck to the H2O. It was a...
Nick Evans
Day at sea with lots of whales
As we walked through Honningsvåg yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice the local Kindergarten where the children were wearing snow suits...
Gabrielle Hadley
Honningsvåg and a rainy day
As we set off from the restocking dock at Tromsø we didn’t even realise we were moving, so quiet was the ship’s motion. Our afternoon...
Nick Evans
Tromsø - the Arctic Capital
It started last night. The mist. Just a little bit, in patches, and likewise this morning as we arrived into a fairly chill 8 degrees...
Gabrielle Hadley
Arctic Circle, Trollfjord and Vesterålen
Dinner last night was served by Johan and we exchanged more idioms. He knows “other fish to fry “ - our go-to idiom for foreign nationals...
Nick Evans
The tiny metropolis of the Træna Islands
After our hairpin bend experience, we were geared up for learning more about the excursions Hurtigruten has arranged throughout our trip,...
Gabrielle Hadley
Hairpin bends and naughty trolls
At one point, before we were due to travel to Norway, we had been offered the opportunity of an upgrade to a mini-suite. It had proved...
Nick Evans
Bergen to Hurtigruten - the land of the light
It has to be said, Bergen is a beautiful place. And a large place too. We landed at the airport (obvs!) and drove by coach for half an...
Gabrielle Hadley
The journey to Bergen
We had an early start after a night on a hard bed - the alarm woke us at 6am. It was a good room though, in the Holiday Inn, facing right...
Nick Evans
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